A bird with an estimated 20- to 24-foot wingspan was identified in South Carolina. There's evidence that dinosaurs roamed what's now a national park in Alaska and a 9-foot-tall stegomastodon was unearthed in New Mexico. And those are just the dinosaur finds made across the United States this summer. If you're fascinated by these magnificent prehistoric creatures, there's plenty more exploration to be done.

School is right around the corner, which means summer is coming to a close. And, to help you squeeze every last drop out of your summer experience, we've compiled a list of things you need to do before the summer ends.

Orem police are looking for the driver of a silver passenger car that they say caused a motorcyclist or scooter driver to fall off her bike and become injured. They're still investigating whether the vehicle actually made contact with the biker.

Police have identified a man who walked into a hospital last week exhibiting signs of amnesia. After performing an analysis of his fingerprints, Idaho State Police identified him as Thomas Allen McCracken.

The 274 Mormon missionaries being transferred out of Sierra Leone and Liberia due to the Ebola virus outbreak have left safely and are traveling to their new assignments. Meanwhile, LDS worship services in the region continued as normal.

The president of the Outdoor Industry Association said Wednesday that he is optimistic the world's largest outdoor-gear trade show can remain in Salt Lake City for the long term now that the state is pushing for a new convention center hotel.

Though the teenagers housed at the Utah Division of Juvenile Justice Services' Decker Youth Center are considered among the most reluctant readers, many are now reading voraciously — and it's all thanks to graphic novels.

Gov. Gary Herbert has invited the 14 U.S. senators asking President Barack Obama to designate a Greater Canyonlands National Monument to come to Utah and see for themselves how the state can better manage its public lands.

Dorothy was right — there's no place like home. I haven't lived in Oregon since I was 12 years old, but a piece of my heart will always reside there. I still long for overcast, rainy days, rocky cliffs along a chilly shoreline, and canopies of evergreen for miles. When I heard the Eugene Marathon was being moved to July, there was no hesitation. We would all, as a family, run in my childhood home.

A group of volunteers that included high school cheerleaders, county jail inmates and community members spent Wednesday clearing mud and debris out of Carbon County homes damaged by Monday's flash floods.

A tourist hoping to get a very special view of Rainbow Bridge National Monument ran into a bit of trouble with the National Park Service. As it turned out, the drone he used for an aerial view put him on the wrong side of the law.